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1988–89 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

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1988–89 Tennessee Volunteers basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast
Record19–11 (11–7 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaThompson–Boling Arena
Seasons
← 1987–88
1989–90 →
1988–89 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Florida 13 5   .722 21 13   .618
No. 20 Alabama 12 6   .667 23 8   .742
Vanderbilt 12 6   .667 19 14   .576
LSU 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
Tennessee 11 7   .611 19 11   .633
Kentucky 8 10   .444 13 19   .406
Ole Miss 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
Mississippi State 7 11   .389 13 15   .464
Georgia 6 12   .333 15 16   .484
Auburn 2 16   .111 9 19   .321
1989 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

The 1988–89 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1988–89 college basketball season. Led by head coach Don DeVoe, the team played their home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Volunteers finished with a record of 19–11 (11–7 SEC, 5th) and received an at-large bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament as the 10 seed in the East region.

Roster

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1988–89 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 31 Dyron Nix 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr
C 50 Doug Roth 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Dec 17, 1988*
No. 16 South Carolina L 81–83  4–1
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 11, 1989
 JPT
No. 17 LSU W 100–96  11–1
(4–0)
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
SEC tournament
Mar 10, 1989*
 JPT
LSU
SEC Tournament Quarterfinal
W 95–77  19–9
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 11, 1989*
 JPT
Florida
SEC Tournament Semifinal
L 71–76  19–10
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1989*
(10 E) vs. (7 E) No. 17 West Virginia L 68–84  19–11
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 29 Dyron Nix Charlotte Hornets
2 41 Doug Roth Washington Bullets

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1988-89 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "2019-20 Tennessee Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  3. ^ "1989 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 18, 2020.